G. L. Pease: Haddo's Delight 2oz

Haddo's Delight is a stout blend of several Virginia tobaccos with a generous measure of long-cut Perique. Unflavored Black Cavendish and a little air-cured White Burley ribbon provide fullness, body, and a bit of extra strength. Finally, an exclusive process darkens and marries the mixture, and gives the blend a subtle tin aroma of cocoa and dried fruit. The flavor is full on the palate, earthy, slightly sweet and intriguingly piquant, with overtones of figs and raisins. A wonderful G. L. Pease blend for the Perique lover!

I've been smoking Haddo's for 11 years now, and it never fails to please. It's not your standard VA/Per. It's got a prune scented tin aroma, but the flavor of the smoke is much more balanced, not cloying at all. As with all Pease blends (almost all... Read More at least) it's meant to be aged. I don't like smoking it without a year in the cellar. To me, the optimal time to smoke it is between 1 and 5 years of cellar time. After 5 it becomes increasingly sweeter. If that's your cup of tea, let it sit for a decade or more.
Here's my thoughts on it in a nutshell: choice tobaccos, clean smoke (no relights needed if careful), and a good amount of nicotine. Read Less

Nice smoke - odd aroma

December 21, 2014

By: Timothy S.

A nice over-all blend, but there is something that this is topped with that doesn't set right with me. Sometimes I'm okay with it, other days it over-powers me. It doesn't have that normal fermented smell of a perique blend. There's some... Read More "sweet" like topping - maybe dried fruit or rum? Va or VA/Per's never bite me - but for some reason this one does, I think it's the topping. Again, I think time may be the key here.
Going to let it cellar for a while and see if the topping calms down. The tobacco itself is very good and of very good quality masterfully blended between the leafs, when you can get past the top note.
Could just be a fresh tin that hasn't had time to mellow out and meld together.
Decent smoke, probably be great with age. Read Less

Dry Fruit

January 22, 2014

By: Jorge G.

I bought this because I wanted a heavy perique blend. I am not a perique lover by any means but I wanted to develop my palate so I could decipher perique in other blends. I guess you could say this was a training blend. Little did I know that I would... Read More come to fully enjoy it. The tin note has a very full aroma. It smells of liquor and dried fruit. That aroma translates into the smoke. The smoke is intense and I therefore smoke it in small bowls. This is a nice change of pace when I don't want a latakia blend. Read Less

Good..but not great

February 21, 2013

By: Devin M.

After not smoking tobacco for a while, this was like the Tyson-Mcneely fight. It was the first round and I was looking for the ropes. I smoked about 3 bowls until it came around to appeal to my senses. About 1/3 of the time while smoking the two... Read More ounce ten, I get a nicotine punch that will clamor the mightiest of hands and make the sweat pour like ak-47 bullets. Honestly, its only around the bottom of the bowl where it gets heavy. It has a wonderful room note and flavor that shifts the further you get down in the bowl. The note and flavor are kind of like a fruitcake, or a raisin cake. A pretty good smoke for a seasoned smoker, but honestly if you are just starting out, you might wanna try something a little lighter. Overall a unique blend though. Read Less

GOOD STUFF

September 30, 2012

By: Torrey S.

My favorite tobacco only gets 4.5 stars-gotta leave room for something better. This is a very good smoke if you like Virginia and perique, don't let the aroma from the tin fool you. It is very rich but cool smoking. Lovers of "Irish Oak"... Read More should definitely give this one a try. Read Less

The Pipeline Newsletter

Contact Smokingpipes

Hours of Operation:
Our website is always open and you can place an order at any time. Phone/office hours are 9am-7pm US/Eastern (GMT -5:00) Monday-Friday and 10am-5pm US/Eastern (GMT -5:00) on Saturdays. Our Little River, SC showroom is open 10am-7pm US/Eastern (GMT -5:00) Monday-Sunday.

We reserve the right to verify delivery to cardholder via UPS. You must be 18 years or older to make any selections on this site - by doing so, you are confirming that you are of legal age to purchase tobacco products or smoking accessories. We will deny any order we believe has been placed by a minor.

WARNING: Smokingpipes.com does not sell tobacco or tobacco related products to anyone under the age of 18, nor do we sell cigarettes.WARNING:Products on this site contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.